Google Cloud DevOps Engineer certification | 4 days

Overview

On this accelerated Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer course, you’ll learn how to implement development operations that can balance service reliability and delivery speed. This certification spans key technical job functions and assesses advanced skills in design, implementation, and management.

In just 4 days, you’ll build knowledge and the skills to use Google Cloud Platform, in order to build software delivery pipelines, deploy and monitor services, and manage and learn from incidents. You’ll also learn how to:

Apply site reliability engineering principles to a service
Optimise service performance and implement service monitoring strategies
Build and implement CI/CD pipelines for a service

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the Google Cloud DevOps Engineer exam, and achieve your certification. Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get access to official courseware, learn certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

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Four reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

You'll be trained and certified faster. Learn more on this 4-day accelerated course. You'll get at least 12 hours a day of quality learning time in a distraction-free environment
Your course is all-inclusive. One simple price covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals – so you can focus on learning
Pass first time or train again for free. Your expert instructor will deliver our unique accelerated learning methods, allowing you to learn faster and be in the best possible position to pass first time. In the unlikely event that you don't, it's covered by your Certification Guarantee
Study with an award-winning training provider. We've won the Learning and Performance Institute's "Training Company of the Year" three times. Firebrand is your fastest way to learn, with 134561 students saving more than one million hours since 2001

Benefits

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

* For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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Curriculum

Section 1: Applying site reliability engineering principles to a service

Module 1: Balance change, velocity, and reliability of the service
Module 2: Manage the service life cycle
Module 3: Ensure healthy communication and collaboration for operations

Section 2: Building and implementing CI/CD pipelines for a service

Module 1: Design CI/CD pipelines
Module 2: Implement CI/CD pipelines
Module 3: Manage configuration and secrets
Module 4: Manage infrastructure as code
Module 5: Deploy CI/CD tooling
Module 6: Manage different development environments (e.g. staging and production)
Module 7: Secure the deployment pipeline

Section 3: Implementing service monitoring strategies

Module 1: Manage application logs
Module 2: Manage application metrics with Stackdriver Monitoring
Module 3: Manage Stackdriver Monitoring platform
Module 4: Manage Stackdriver Logging platform
Module 5: Implement logging and monitoring access controls

Section 4: Optimising service performance

Module 1: Identify service performance issues
Module 2: Debug application code
Module 3: Optimise resource utilisation

Section 5: Managing service incidents

Module 1: Coordinate roles and implement communication channels during a service
Module 2: Investigate incident symptoms impacting users
Module 3: Mitigate incident impact on users
Module 4: Resolve issues (e.g., Cloud Build, Jenkins
Module 5: Document issue in a postmortem

Exam Track

As part of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training Centre, covered by your Certification Guarantee:

Google Cloud DevOps Engineer exam

Duration: 2 hours
Format: Multiple-choice
Language: English
Exam format: Multiple-choice and multiple-select

What's Included

Your accelerated course includes:

Accommodation *
Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
On-site exams **
Exam vouchers **
Practice tests **
Certification Guarantee ***
Courseware
Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
24-hour lab access
Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Prerequisites

Before attending this accelerated course, Google recommend you have at least 3 years of experience, including a minimum of 1 year of experience in managing solutions on GCP.

Unsure whether you meet the prerequisites? Don’t worry. Your training consultant will discuss your background with you to understand if this course is right for you.

Reviews

Here's the Firebrand Training review section. Since 2001 we've trained exactly 134561 students and asked them all to review our Accelerated Learning. Currently, 94.90% have said Firebrand exceeded their expectations.

Read reviews from recent accelerated courses below or visit Firebrand Stories for written and video interviews from our alumni.

"Great teacher, highly recommended GCP instructor. Really enjoyed my week."
Neil Goodridge. (6.6.2023 (Tuesday) to 9.6.2023 (Friday))

"The CISA course was good for knowledge growth regardless of experience and key to taking the exam. I would definitely recommend."
G. K. . (15.4.2024 (Monday) to 18.4.2024 (Thursday))

"Course material is very comprehensive. Instructor was very friendly and gave multiple views on the topics being discussed and included a good amount of examples."
D. E. . (30.10.2023 (Monday) to 1.11.2023 (Wednesday))

Course Dates

Start	Finish	Status	Location
26.8.2024 (Monday)	29.8.2024 (Thursday)	Finished - Leave feedback	-

10.2.2025 (Monday)	13.2.2025 (Thursday)	Limited availability	Nationwide
24.3.2025 (Monday)	27.3.2025 (Thursday)	Open	Nationwide
5.5.2025 (Monday)	8.5.2025 (Thursday)	Open	Nationwide
16.6.2025 (Monday)	19.6.2025 (Thursday)	Open	Nationwide

Google - Cloud DevOps Engineer certification